Method for capturing, encoding, packaging, and distributing multimedia presentations

Abstract

A method for creating a multimedia presentation, which presentation comprises an audio or video recording of a session wherein a presenter presents an audiovisual presentation, said method comprising said presenter presenting said audiovisual presentation, making an audio or video recording of said presentation, wherein timing data comprising data for start, end and transition events within said audiovisual presentation are automatically, and without manual processing, incorporated into said audio or video recording, so as to allow said events to be used on playback to coordinate the audio or video portion of said multimedia presentation with the audiovisual portion thereof.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit and the priority of the previously filed U.S. provisional application 60 / 449,472, filed Feb. 23, 2003 (including the computer program appendix identified therein), and the computer program listing appendix to the present submission, submitted herewith on a compact disc, containing the following material: [0002] File Name Date of Creation Size (Bytes) ApresoSetup.msi Oct. 31, 2003 6,707,000BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] 1. Field of the Invention [0004] This patent is in the field of computer software, and more particularly defines a method to simplify the creation of redistributable multimedia presentations. [0005] 2. Description of Related Art [0006] The current methods to capture presentations and then to create redistributable multimedia presentations are clumsy, require specialized skills, have many steps, and are time consuming and error-prone. As a result, these multimedia presentations are ty...

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Benefits of technology

"The patent describes a way to make it easier for people to create and share multimedia presentations. The current methods are complicated and time-consuming, but this new method automates some of the steps and makes it easier for anyone to create a presentation with minimal effort. The invention takes advantage of information already provided by the user, such as the content of their slides and how they transition between them, to simplify the process."

Problems solved by technology

As noted above, the current methods used to capture presentations and then to create multimedia presentations are clumsy, require specialized skills, have many steps, and are time consuming and error-prone.

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